Combined sadiron and heater



Sept. 18, 1928. .v 1,685,030

J. LAVOIE COMBINED SADIRON AND HEATER Filed March 8, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. Jaws/w 141 046 Mam , A TTORNE Y.

Sept. 18, 1928;

' 1,685,030 J. LAVOIE COMBINED SADIRON AND HEATER Filed March 8, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 JAM- INVENTOR.

Ja JAPH lava/5 ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 18, 1928.

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COMBINED SADIBON AND HEATER.

' Application aied'uaron 8.1926. Serial No. 93,123.

' My invention relates to an improved "com-v bined sad iron and heater, and referenceis hereby made to my Patent No. 1,491,147,

and pending application filed October j 5, #1925/ i I The object is'to pr vide an improvedpo'mbined electric sad ir n and heater adapted- 'toserve all the purposes of an electric sad iron and in addition provided with a re- 10' movable heating element adapted to be employedastxa heater or cooker when removed from the sad iron shell. My improved combined sad iron is particularly adapted" for use in small'fcity apartments and other places where ispaceis limited. J It is small and compactandjpossesses an attractive appearance. Itjha's a minimum number of parts to get out of order and is of strong,

durable construction. I

The several 'fob'ects and advantages of my improvement will -more fully appear from the following description of the illustrative embodiment thereof shown in the accom-' panying drawings and defined in the apz pended claims.

.. In'the drawings,-

Figure 1 is a perspective showing my improved sad iron with the heating element partially removed. 0 Fig. 2 is a erspective of the heating element removed and in the reverse position.

Fig. -3 is a longitudinal sectional view "through the iron. r

Fig. 4 isanelevation of the heating element supportedby a suitable stand for use as a cooker. T

,I provide a; sad iron shell of theconventional generally triangular *shape' indicated as having a handle 12 secured to/its top wall. The shell 'ishollow andopen at its broad end 14:. The top wall. of the shell is recessed at 16, the recess extending inward- 1y from the broad end toward'the handle.

I provide an electric heating element of a sha e and size adapted to freel fit within the s ellv by sliding the same t rough the .broad' end of the shell. This heating element comprises a metallic frame 18 having a top and sides as indicated in Figs. -1 an 2. A refractory insulation core QO-Which may be formed of a porcelain composition is su ported within the frame, being held in p ace by any suitable means such as screws 22. The core is provided with exists posed channels 24 within which is disposed a resistance wiring 26 that may be held in place by'lugs 28 which are integral parts of the insulation. -.I prefer to provide a refractory non-heat conducting pad such as asbestos, indicated as 30, disposed between the core and the top of the metal frame.

The frame is provided witha handle 32 disposed at the broad end thereof and a con nection adapted to receive an electric plug socket, which connection is indicated as 34 and rises upwardly from the rear end of p the frame. The resistance wire, of course, is jOI IIfl tO such connection so as to receive current from the provided source of supply. A- support 36 is secured to the handle superimposing therecess 16 in the top Wall Of the sad iron shell.

Suitable means are provided to hold the heatin element within the shell and I have here s own athumb screw 38 operable to perform such function.

- 3 For ordinary service, as a sad iron, the

construction is emplo ed in the usual fashion. The heating e ement is within the shell and connection is made therewith to a suitable source pfcurrent while if the device is intended to be used as a heater or cooker the heatin element is removed bodily from the shell and may be supported upon any suitable form of stand. A stand which is capable of performing this function is shown in Fig. 4:- This is the stand .which is illustrated in my Patent No.. 1,4@91,-

147 and is here shown merely for the purpose of illustrating a device capable of so porting the element when removed from t e shell. Whenthe element is within the shell the resistance wirin is exposed to the bottom of the shell. he elementwhen used as a cooker is reversed in position so that the resistance wiring is exposed on top.

What I claim is: 1.'I n a sad 1 iron, a hollow generally triangular shell open at the broad end, a heating'elemen't shaped to fit within said shell and being bodily insertable and rethe top of the frame, resistance wiring upon said core exposed at the bottom of the element, and a connection with said wiring extending upwardly from the frame at the broad end thereof, and means extending through the top of the shell engaging said element to releasably hold the same in place within the shell. I

2. A sad iron comprising, in combination, a hollow generally triangular shell open at its broad end and the top of which is cut out extending forwardly from the broad end, said shell provided with a handle having a support for an electric connection secured thereto above said cut-out in the top neeaoeo.

of the shell and a heating element shaped to be received within said shell through its broad open end, said heating element comprising a generally triangular carrier of refractory insulation having resistance wires mounted thereupon and exposed'on its lower face and a suitable electric connection mounted upon its broad end to be received within the cut-out in the top of the shell below the electric connection support carried by the handle when the heating element is in place Within the shell.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specifi- J USEPH LAVOIE.

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